Phase II I/UCRC U. of Alabama at Birmingham Site: Center for Health Organization Transformation

第二阶段I/UCRC阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校：卫生组织转型中心大学和行业之间的合作伙伴关系可以为影响美国卫生保健系统的复杂问题提供创新的解决方案。阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）的卫生组织转型中心（CHOT）代表了UAB与行业合作伙伴之间的合作，参与应用行业研究，为可以提高医疗质量和获取机会的创新提供证据，同时降低成本。行业合作伙伴包括广泛的与健康相关的组织（卫生系统、医院、家庭健康、康复），服务于阿拉巴马州、路易斯安那州和其他州。UAB/CHOT的合作关系将通过我们加入一个经验丰富的学习合作组织，并利用UAB及其行业合作伙伴的资源，促进和加速此类研究。我们的项目对预防不成比例地影响种族/少数民族的健康状况，特别是在南方腹地，如糖尿病、肥胖、可避免的再入院和跌倒有影响。UAB CHOT网站？S的使命/愿景是“通过与工业界的合作研究，产生有关医疗保健服务创新的知识，这些创新可能导致以患者为中心和公平的高效、高质量的医疗服务。”UAB CHOT网站的研究重点包括组织流程和卫生保健服务创新的评估、卫生信息技术、质量改进和包括护理协调在内的患者体验。UAB将扩大CHOT现有的研究能力，增加其在南方腹地的地理存在，并扩大参与改变美国医疗服务系统的行业合作伙伴类型。UAB参与CHOT将增强我们多样化的学生在课堂和实地的经验，并为教师提供基于实践的多学科研究机会。最后，更广泛的科学界将通过评审出版物、科学会议和CHOT赞助的交流场所——网络研讨会和通讯——传播我们的项目发现而受益。

Phase II I/UCRC U. of Alabama at Birmingham Site: Center for Health Organization TransformationPartnerships between university and industry can result in innovative solutions to the complex issues affecting the U.S. health care system. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) site of the Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT) represents a collaboration between UAB and industry partners to engage in applied industry research to provide evidence on innovations that can improve health care quality and access, while reducing costs. Industry partners include a broad spectrum of health-related organizations (health systems, hospital, home health, rehabilitation) serving Alabama, Louisiana, and other states. The UAB/CHOT affiliation will facilitate and accelerate such research by our joining an experienced learning collaborative, and by leveraging the resources of UAB and its industry partners. Our projects have implications for the prevention of health conditions that disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minorities, particularly in the Deep South, such as diabetes, obesity, avoidable readmissions, and falls. The UAB CHOT site?s mission/vision is "to generate knowledge with respect to health care delivery innovations that may result in efficient, high-quality care that is patient-centered and equitable through collaborative research with industry." The UAB CHOT site's research focus includes organizational processes and the evaluation of health care delivery innovations, health information technology, quality improvement, and patient experience including care coordination. UAB will expand CHOT's existing research capacity, increase its geographic presence in the Deep South, and broaden industry partner types involved in changing the U.S. health delivery system. UAB's participation in the CHOT will enhance our diverse students' experience in the classroom and in the field, and provide faculty with opportunities for practice-based, multi-disciplinary research. Finally, the broader scientific community will benefit through the dissemination of our projects' findings through refereed publications, presentations at scientific meetings and CHOT sponsored communication venues - webinars, and newsletters.